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SHIQURDU 33

 

 

181

जो निभा दे साथ जितना

उस साथ का भी शुक्रिया

छोड दे जो बीच में

उस हाथ का भी शुक्रिया

 

182

इसी का नाम जिन्दगी है

कुछ थमें हुए तूफाँ, कुछ मदम सी बरसात

कुछ सुकून भरी यादें, कुछ दर्द भरे लम्हात

 

183

ख्वाब से अब जरा जगने लगा हूँ

जिंदगी को बेहतर समझने लगा हूं।

थक जाता हूं अक्सर अब शोर से,

खामोशियों से बातें करने लगा हूँ।

 

184

ऐ ज़िदगी

मैं इंसान हूँ पत्थर नहीं,

तू बेवजह सताया न कर,

जान माँग ले बस एक बार वो भी दे देंगे,

लेकिन बार बार मुझे तू आज़माया न कर

 

 

185

वक्त के सैलाब में जाने क्या-क्या बह गया।

अपनी-अपनी मंज़िलें हैं अपने-अपने रास्ते,

कोई आगे बढ़ गया, तो कोई पीछे रह गया,

कट गया कितना सफर और  कितना बाकी रह गया।

 

  • Shiqurdu is a collection of thoughts. Although an odd-sounding name felt appropriate for the collection.

 

  • These are simplified quotes in Hurdu (Hurdu being a mix of Hindi and Urdu akin to Hinglish i.e., Hindi and English). Although in some cases the language has been simplified attempt has been made to retain the thought and the poetic flavor.

 

  • These thoughts have been picked up from various publications. Credit goes to all the original writers who penned down these deep-meaning messages.

 

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KNOWING CHINA BETTER: TANG PING & BAI LAN (LIE FLAT & LET IT ROT)

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“Sending resumes is like fishing for a needle in the ocean”

– Wang (a Chinese lab technician)

 

The phrase, ‘bai lan’ (let it rot), means a voluntary retreat from pursuing certain goals because one realises they are simply too difficult to achieve.

 

The phrase, ‘tang ping’ (lying flat), means rejecting gruelling competition for a low desired life.

 

Similar meaning phrases also include: ‘to smash a cracked pot’ and ‘dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water’.

 

In recent days, these phrases and gaining popularity amongst the youth of China, as severe competition and high social expectations are making them frustrated, despaired, and dejected. Shrinking economic opportunities and mounting uncertainties are fuelling a sense of hopelessness in their ranks.

 

Frustrated Feelings.

 

  • Chinese youth are frustrated about the prohibitively expensive property rates.

 

  • China’s young adults are resisting marriage.

 

  • In spite of relaxation in the one-child policy, the younger lot are reluctant to have more than one child due to unaffordability.

 

  • The younger generation feels they cannot make long-term plans due to future uncertainties.

 

  • Youth feel they cannot pursue their profession of interest.

 

  • Youth feel a sense of failure because of unrealistically high and ever-increasing goals set by employers.

 

  • The sense of hopelessness among the young is further exacerbated by shrinking economic opportunities.

 

  • Strict lockdown and confinement at home during the pandemic have further added to the woes.

 

  • China’s labor market is shrinking.

 

  • Unemployment is rising and it is hard to find jobs after graduation.

 

  • The increasing gap between the rich and the poor is another cause of despair.

 

  • The pressures of working for long hours and the high cost of raising a family are resulting in early burnout.

 

  • The young people are increasingly feeling that the general progress of the country is at the cost of their own personal advancements.

 

China’s Worry

 

These popular phrases reflect a shared social emotion prevailing amongst the youth in China.

 

Chinese youth have taken to protesting against the culture of being overworked and underpaid with a new form of resistance that has steadily gained momentum on the country’s social media and microblogging sites.

 

This attitude of letting things rot, amongst the younger generation is being caused by a lack of social mobility and increased uncertainty in today’s China.

 

This is a matter of worry for China because the young people in China are giving up and embracing the deteriorating situation, rather than trying to improve it.

 

Recently, China’s president Xi Jinping encouraged the country’s youth to establish “great ideals” and incorporate their personal goals into the “bigger picture” of the Chinese nation and people.

 

Bottom Line

Young people in China, exhausted by a culture of hard work with seemingly little reward, are highlighting the need for a lifestyle change by “lying flat”.

 

Lesson

It is important to balance between Nation’s goals and citizen’s aspirations.

 

Question

Is it a phenomenon prevailing only in China?

 

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References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_ping

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/26/the-rise-of-bai-lan-why-chinas-frustrated-youth-are-ready-to-let-it-rot?CMP=share_btn_tw&s=08

https://www.firstpost.com/world/explained-tang-ping-or-lying-flat-movement-initiated-by-chinese-youth-that-resists-increased-work-pressures-9747781.html

https://radii.co/article/let-it-rot

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-57348406

 

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WORDS OF WISDOM

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On Success

“There is no formula for success—you just begin and then you continue”.

 – Cameron Esposito

(Standup comedian)

My Take: There is no short cut to hard work.

 

 

A simple recipe for success

“Think of many things. Do one.”

 – Portuguese proverb

My Take: Ideate, ideate and ideate.

 

 

On Courage

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues. Without that virtue, you can’t practice any other virtue with consistency.”

-Maya Angelou

(Poet and Author)

My Take: Both Physical and Moral Courage are important.

 

 

On Change

“Change may not always bring growth, but there is no growth without change.”

-ROY T. BENNETT

(Author)

My Take: Change the environment. If You can’t – change your attitude.

 

 

On Responsibility

”It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”

-MOLIÈRE

(French playwright, actor, and poet)

My Take: Have broad Shoulders.

 

 

On Knowledge

 “In life, there isn’t a single person that knows everything and there is no person that knows nothing. It’s not too late to learn”.

-Marie-Christine Gasingirwa

(Director at the Ministry of Education in Rwanda)

My Take: Never stop learning.

 

 

On Greatness

”Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

 -William Shakespeare

My Take: First be great human then a great professional.

 

 

On the importance of enhancing what already works.

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked”.

-John Gall.

(Physician and author)

My Take: Improve what already exists.

 

 

On the trap of self-pity

“Nobody’s going to do your life for you. You have to do it yourself”.

 – Cheryl Strayed

(Author)

My Take: Get up and get going.

 

 

And The Best

 “Never converse with a man who has written more than he has read.”

 –        Samuel Johnson

(Playwright, poet, and writer)

My Take: Never argue – work in ‘take it or leave it’ mode.

 

 

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